I think you did not understand my bug description. >The name of the network when connected is always shown as the established >connection, because realistically that's what you want to know if you have >multiple providers: are you connected to the right one? And if not, allow you >to change that. The name of the network is not shown. What is shown is the profile used to connect to the WWAN, and the name of the profile is not attached to a determinated Operator Network.
>When disconnected, the menu shows you the current activation state of the >modem, which allows you to see what network it would most likely connect to if >you're outside of your standard provider area. This doesn't mean you're >connected, just that it's what we're getting the signal from, at this current >point in time. I didn't mean that I was connected. By the way, that's what the nm-applet should show, not the network profile as I have stated before. By not showing the Operator Network you can't know wether you are using an international network or not. >Finally, the parens at the end of the name show you the current speed at which >the connection is established (UMTS, HSDPA, etc), and whether it's roaming or >not. If it's roaming, then it's likely a good indication that your provider is >not reachable. You can furthermore edit the connection preferences and click a >checkbox that will tell NM to not connect to a specific connection if it's in >roaming. If I check that option then the WWAN does not work. If the Operator Network is national or international does not matter, the WWAN is always considered as roaming, and there are two types of roaming: national roaming and international roaming. For instance, the Operator Network shown on the screenshot I've post is my national Operator Network, Orange Spain, so that "UMTS Roaming" does not mean "International Roaming", it's just saying that's a roaming (WWAN) connection. The same goes for the profile name "Simyo/Blau Predeterminado". That "UMTS Roaming" is saying in that case that I'm on a national roaming network. >To add to this, you may be interested to know that notifications about roaming >status have been added in nm-applet and will be available in Oneiric. SMS >support is planned, but not yet available. That's good to know. >Since everything appears to be there to allow you to safely connect to the >right provider and avoid large roaming charges, I'm closing this bug as >Invalid. No, that's incorrect. I can't know to what provider I'm connecting in reality. I only know which profile I'm using for connecting but nothing about the actual Operator Network is shown, only when you are disconnected as I've shown on my previous screenshot. For an informational purpose, I've added a mockup of what nm-applet should show. This bug is not invalid and its status should be changed again. ** Attachment added: "nmapplet-mockup.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/833232/+attachment/2399364/+files/nmapplet-mockup.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/833232 Title: NetworkManager does not show WWAN network name To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/833232/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
